The Lotus Elise Was Named For Her. Now She Owns the Last One Made - Road & Track

In 1995, Lotus chairman Romano Artioli named the company's newest sports car after his baby granddaughter Elisa. Today, she owns the last Elise to roll off the assembly line.

The Elise is dead. Lotus stopped building the roadster at the end of 2021, capping off a 25-year run that helped keep the British automaker alive into the 21st century. It's sad news for car enthusia… [+4459 chars]

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